Valve.



A. E. KENNEY.

VALVE. APPLIOATION .FILED SEPT. 25, 1906.

Patented Jne 1, 1909.

ATTORNEY VALVE Specification of Le-,ters Patent.

11i-1r, or vNoi-viii Plinn-FIELD, NEW JERSEY.

Patenise. June 1, 1909.

Applicaon 'ied September 25. 1906. Serial No. 336,087.

11e it known that .1, ANDREW if). KENNEN, i

:i resident ol' vnorinigh ol Noiih Plnii'ilielil,

|.n'oveinei'i\` in Ef'ulves, of which the following is n. Hpeii'iiinion.l

The nrefientf invention relnies to vulves, unil hun more particularlyreference ifo grav ity vnlvexmeuili :is :ire known in ihe irinle"llnelioinelerg :nul which :ire ini rep-inve the nnrftiighiljl." 'luniisnon' lonnnonlv i'lseil for Closets. n y

These vulves nre required ion'orl( ninler inuny vervingi'oniliiionswsuvh :is ihil'erenf'e nre, wir.. und. muet he eziin thewaiter pr y piieiteil to he re lnlliirlo io supply n vor ving' vohnneol' unter in n ingl iro loi-nl orilinnniee,

endeil lo viven linie ueeorih .I

ns the losing oi: the vulve (le-penile woon 3 gfrnviv il will :te o;nison ivhnh clown the vuive .is uli'eetml by n'iegulsn'iiies uniliniperletions in the casting which to. vary the ratio oll'nll'izo suitlocal conditions.

in vintiving out the ohiei-i. olt i he invention .l einhlfy n resilientineinher oi non-eonn pressihle n'mli'erizil constan( l'iirfi'ionnl eng'on the 'pisioih nniliing. einenl sin h ille null oll iheeyiinilei',noliviilwiziniling iri'qgnlnri unil piston, thereby winning' sziiilnision to drop n.1, n. eonsinni rntio oiA .Speed (hiring iis 3 period of'ileseenn inlet 2. At the lower end of the said vulve easing is anoutlet 3 having the valve seni Ll.

iioeated Wit-inn the said easing is a cylinder" 5 havingl thepeiforutions 6 adjacent to the valve sent. YWorking Within the sindeylin iler is :i piston 7 connected by means of the roll S unil link 9to the pivoted o @rating lever 1l). At the upper enel of the ey indi-ris the vulve 1.1 Wliieh Consists of u. screw having n ent-away portion12. The screw is in iln'emled engagement'with the :inert-ure 13,.

so 'ihni hy adjusting the sind Screw the opening' from the Cylinder'into the vulve/ elsing muy be inerensed or diminished. zulinsting thisSoren' the piston will drop luster or slower as circuinminces mayrequire und more or less Water supplied, inasmuch als the Welter Willpass slower or quii'lier from the i-zisinff into the Cylinder. l

The piston 7 is proviiiled with zi packing ring; 14 .vhii'h 'closes thevalve seat 4. The pieton T further provided with one or morecireuniiereniinl `grooves 15 in each of which is plnfefl :i reeiilieninieinher or ring 16 of noni-oni pressihle innterinl. This ringWillnniin'- Loin n. eonsiinii lfiiiftionnl ein1tne,.- \ii;li the nulle`of the Cylinder ni'itwiths'ruinling :inv irregguian'ities, :nifl willthereby insure :i con- .innL intio of vlnli 01"' the piston. This oon-`nenni Aratio erin then be Varied by :idjusting he Screw 11.

Winn. l. elniin ifs:

ing :i valve nent, :i [filling pinten in sii-id cyliniler having' :Lvulve nienher :nln'l'rteil to elngfige ,vith the valve sent to close iheval-ve when the Vision lnifs .lnoveil ilon'nivziril si. pre-(lel'ei'ininerl rIisi'nin-e, menne l'oi lilfiii'ig` the piston io openthe vulve, :i resilient ineinher o!vl nfia- 1inpresssihlo innierinl onthe piston the vfnll ol' ihe i'ivlinier, nroenlm'ii1e y in the lfi'n'lionul Contact ol' Sinti i i vlinder :nnl piston. lor musing sindpistonto' ln the ei'eonnmnynig ilrnvfnigslhiinven- Lion iis mnh-onheilin i cwniei'etiliinln7 nnil Fignre 1 is n vei'i'iezil .seel'ionnl view'o :i 'vulve 5 einhorlyinfr my invention. vien' ol' ihe elastic nieinherShown in posit ion on `Lhe pinion. l b'iinilkfn" ('liniuliiierbv ol'i'eleiinee inilivniil corresponding poils in the several views.

1 inilii-:ilee' :i vulve easing of :in v .suilnhle "oiiliii'uelion infree eonnnunimifion. with iilie Fie'. 2 is n. oeiinil :Iron .fil uconstant rniio ol speed during its period ol' ileeeenl', nini inezz'isfor 'vnrying the iolnl length el' irne required for the piston toeoniplete iin inoveniein` of ileseeni'.

Signed zit4 New York city thinY 21 ihiy ol' Sepienlier. H106.

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Geo. ll. liiixsnv, CMAS. Sw 11mm'.

